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Demoted: Tristan Jarry's Epic Meltdown post-trade in Edmonton

  Of the two new additions to the crease in Edmonton by trade, only one of them has found favor with the team, and it isn't Tristan Jarry.  It was announced by head coach Kris Knoblauch on Sunday that the Edmonton Oilers have found a new starting goaltender in Connor Ingram. Of the two trades, it appears the deal with the Utah Mammoth for "future considerations" has been the more consequential of the two.  Connor Ingram has punched above his weight class, with a subpar defensive...

How the Oilers have changed since the Olympic break

The Olympics gave the Edmonton Oilers a rare three-week reset after a disappointing stretch of hockey. They limped into the break with an underwhelming 4-5 record despite playing eight of those nine games at home. Coming out of the pause, they introduced major changes across both personnel and systems. They traded for Jason Dickinson, Connor…

Pre-Scout: Oilers begin four-game homestand vs Nashville Predators

In the immortal words of Dr. Evil to Austin Powers, “We’re not so different, you and I…” The Edmonton Oilers only get 48 hours to chew on their Bettman point after blowing a two-goal, third-period lead against the St. Louis Blues on Friday night, and suffering a 3-2 overtime loss. The Preds have had an…

Top 100 Oilers: No. 43 — Kelly Buchberger

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Kelly Buchberger comes in at No. 43 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 27 on Brownlee’s original list. The Edmonton Oilers’ dynasty years were built because of not just…

Four positives from Oilers’ four-game road trip: Frederic is finding a new gear, the Nurse-Murphy pairing has potential, and more

The Edmonton Oilers went 2-1-1 on their recent four-game road trip, which isn’t bad, but giving up a two-goal lead last game against the St. Louis Blues and losing in overtime certainly stung, letting a valuable point slip away. Nevertheless, there were several positives to take from the trip, including beating a dangerous Colorado Avalanche…

Top 100 Oilers: No. 44 — Kevin McClelland

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Kevin McClelland comes in at No. 44 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 21 on Brownlee’s original list. Everyone knows the key members of the 1980’s dynasty Oilers: Wayne…

Oilersnation Radio: The Oilers road rollercoaster goes vroom

It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ moves at the NHL Trade Deadline, previewed Friday’s game against Carolina, line combinations, trade targets, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode…

TRADE: Edmonton Oilers Pull Off Post-Deadline Trade With Vancouver Canucks

The NHL Trade Deadline passed a week ago, but teams were still able to make trades until today, though any players involved are not eligible to play for their new teams the rest of this season or playoffs. That means AHL players can still move. And the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks have pulled off a swap of forwards. 🚨 An AHL-level TRADE 🚨 To Vancouver: F Jayden Grubbe To Edmonton: F Josh Bloom Grubbe off to AHL-Abbotsford. Bloom to AHL-Bakersfield.  @InsideAHLHockey — Tony Androc...

Oilers trade Jayden Grubbe to Canucks for Josh Bloom in minor league swap

The Edmonton Oilers have made another trade, beyond the normal NHL trade deadline.  In a swap of forwards on Friday, the Oilers acquired Josh Bloom from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Jayden Grubbe. Bloom was a third-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres back in the 2021 NHL Draft. In February 2023, he was traded to…

Oilers’ Zach Hyman to play in 700th NHL game vs. Stars

The Edmonton Oilers will have one of their top players celebrate a significant milestone on Thursday night. As they take the ice to play the Dallas Stars, Zach Hyman will suit up for his 700th National Hockey League game. He’s in his fifth season with the club after signing a seven-year contract back on July…

GDB 66.0: Oilers battle the surging Stars (6 PM MT, SN1)

The Dallas Stars haven’t lost a regulation game since Jan. 22. They are 12-0-1 in their last 13 games, and their only loss came in the shootout against Colorado last Friday. Five players have averaged a point per game or more during this 13-game stretch, led by Matt Duchene (19 points), Jason Robertson (16), Wyatt…